The Covidom app has helped thousands with non-critical cases of COVID-19 ride it out at home. It asks daily questions on a range of health indicators, then alerts doctors to the level of follow-up needed.
Every day from her sickbed, Rousseau answered questions generated by the app — on her breathing, heart rate, temperature and a host of other health indicators.Every day from her sickbed, Rousseau answered questions generated by the app — on her breathing, heart rate, temperature and a host of other health indicators.France has been one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus — with more than 166,000 cases of infection and 23,000 deaths — and Paris is a hot spot.
Jourdain says so far, only 300 app users have needed to be hospitalized, and they were identified before their condition became critical. In response, Covidom sent Rousseau color-coded messages. There were three levels of alerts, she says. , Dr. Loic Josseran, a doctor volunteering for the platform, says you don't have to be physically present with a patient to tell when their condition is worsening.
Use of Covidom has expanded outside Paris to other French regions, Falzon says, and officials and hospitals from half a dozen other countries have expressed interest, including the U.S.
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